Designer.FlyPublishing.com - Publish and Edit Websites

Designer.FlyPublishing is a CSS/HTML design editing tool. It's meant to make editing easier for non-techies, those without inordinate programming skills. It works through Facebook, so you'll have to sign up there in order to use the app itself. You also have to take time to learn the app's commands; while it may seem complicated at first, the makers of Designer.flypublishing claim that the effort is well worth it. It works in your browser rather than merely giving you a preview. Commands look something like this: '/sh = select header'. This is a root level parent, one of six which you can use to edit things like color, border and width. D.FP is free for all.

"Based on the idea that once you learn the commands vi is an incredibly powerful editor, this tool requires you to learn the commands before you can "fly." The video demo to the left gives you a quick introduction. You'll want to watch it first before trying the program. Some programs have UI's designed to be intuitive so first time users can easily figure out how to use it."

It's a fun tool that simplifies coding. Those who aren't skilled technologically, public institutions, schools, students even, anyone who wants a website could use this site; they needn't pay anything as they normally would and it seems to work well.

Is the time that it takes to learn this app compatible with people's attention spans? Will the fact that it's not easily understood doom this editor? Wouldn't it be just as easy to take the time to learn html rather than learning these new commands?